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Edited by CommManagerABYZ:
6/27/2015 12:43:44 AM
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Playing Destiny Under Age
Although this is an old, already discussed problem, I believe that we can still change. I feel that the majority of players that play Destiny are under the appropriate age for shooters. I think this age should be 18 and over. I'll give you a few reasons.
1)It causes traumatic situations. I for one do not want my child flinching and screaming away every time they see somebody holding a sword.
2) It causes anti-social instincts to grow. When you think about it, the average session a child will play in Destiny is three to four hours. That's three to four hours where the only communication the are getting is with people they have met over the Internet. I don't want children growing older and being scared of every person they see.
3) It teaches them bad words. Every lobby I go into, there is always that person (usually a child) screaming curse words for no good reason. Where did they find out these words? From older players. If there was a minimum age, you would not have this problem. Children are getting angrier because of this game.
4) My final reason is that it causes violence. No 10 year old should be able to make another creatures head explode, or shoot other players virtually. What happens when that transfers to the real world? That anger and frustration would lead to much property being desecrated including
Mailbox Baseball
Laser Tag
TPing Houses
Egging Cars
Multiple holes in the wall from being punched.
ANY PERSON who do not follow these rules should be arrested with a minimum 2 year sentence.
Thank you all for the support you give me. I believe that a change to only 18 year olds and over would make the worlds youth safer and more intelligent than currently.
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Whilst you make a number of excellent points, I think the T for Teen rating is fine. That of course means anyone under 13 should not be playing, but this is another subject. Devils advocate- Whilst the game is full of shooting things and blowing things up and punching things, this is all fantasy violence. I have never seen a four-armed person, or a giant glowing robot that can stop time. Most of what we "kill" in this game bears no resemblance to anything we might see whilst going about our day. Swearing/profanity-there is no cursing in Destiny. Kids learn to curse in school by and large, not videogame lobbies. You can't avoid this, you simply instill in your children that use of profanity around adults/peers/people who might care results in disciplinary action. If you're worried your child might grow up scared of anyone with a sword (by virtue of playing a videogame), it's likely they'll be scared of a sword in any context. My neice is scared of her own shadow, because reasons, not because she's been scared [i]BY[/i] a shadow at some point. To qualify your suggestions - Dumbing down of content to appeal to a younger audience. Can't argue against that. Playing violent videogames makes children more likely to grow up committing violence or believing it's ok. I think the small slice of society more susceptible to being influenced by violent games/tv etc would find a way anyway, but all this digital content does make it easier for them to explore their tendencies, and lends weight to the theory. Listening to heavy metal does not turn you into a sociopathic killer with satanic tendencies. I grew up with Dungeons and Dragons, LARP, medieval re-enactment, Warhammer and of course violent videogames and horror/fantasy movies. I consider myself a normal, well adjusted fully functioning member of society who has in no way suffered from exposure to these things and still does not 31 years later (I was playing D&D and videogames when I was 9; I'm now 40). Not arguing with you, just trying to provide balance.
